feminine
harlot
Gaṇikā 1 (feminine) "one who belongs to the crowd," a harlot, a courtesan (cf. gaṇakī) Vin I 231 (Ambapālī) 268, (the same); II 277 (Aḍḍhakāsī); Ud 71; Miln 122; Dhp-a III 104; Vv-a 75 (Sirimā); Pv-a 195, 199. — Customs of a gaṇikā Ja IV 249; V 134. — Cf. saṅ°. Gaṇikā 2 (feminine) = gaṇanā, arithmetic Miln 3.
a courtesan, a prostitute
【陰】 妓女,(專與高級官員往來的)妓女,情婦。
(fem, fem, agent, from gaṇa) courtesan; high class prostitute harlot, courtesan [lit.] belonging to the crowd Construction: √gaṇ + a + ikā gaṇa + ikā